Former Hampton Supt. Is New Director At NASA Science Center

By Rosalyn Tyler Associate Editor New Journal and Guide

Dr. Jeffery Smith, the former superintendent of Hampton Schools, will serve as the next executive director of the Virginia Air & Space Science Center beginning July 1. Smith will oversee the 31-year-old visitors center for NASA Langley Research Center, which features interactive aviation exhibits spanning 100 years of flight, more than 30 historic aircraft, a hands-on space exploration gallery, and unique space flight artifacts. It is also home to the Apollo 12 Command Module and the Orion PA-1 Test Vehicle.

During his tenure with Hampton Public Schools, Smith was named Virginia Superintendent of the Year in 2020 and was a finalist for the national honor. Under his leadership, the Hampton system saw all schools become fully accredited. The on-time graduation rate increased from 88 percent to 97.64 percent, and the dropout rate became the lowest in the region. All of the division’s 32 schools and centers became fully accredited without conditions in 2019.

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